Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi has pledged to accelerate Japan’s military build-up and spending and complete an early ...

An avian influenza prevention zone is to be introduced in Northern Ireland from Saturday. It will place a legal requirement on all bird keepers in the region to follow strict biosecurity measures.

Scottish and Welsh voters have to fill in a paper form if they would like a postal or proxy vote in Scottish Parliament or Senedd elections.

Workers at Leonardo’s Edinburgh and Newcastle sites will strike between November 5 and 6, then again between November 10 and 18. At the Yeovil, Luton and Basildon sites, workers will strike between ...

Mahek Bukhari was jailed for life in 2023 for her involvement in the murders of Saqib Hussain and Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin in February 2022.

Christmas Island National Park acting manager Alexia Jankowski said on Thursday there were up to 200 million of the endemic ...

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the total volume of retail sales is estimated to have risen by 0.5 in September.

Work on the Dunard Centre in Edinburgh will begin within weeks and the project is expected to be complete by 2029.

A lack of engagement with pensions ‘is holding people back from taking their best shot at long-term saving,’ Scottish Widows said.

The polls have closed in a crucial Welsh by-election. The votes are being counted in Caerphilly after weeks of fierce campaigning by parties hoping to win the Welsh Parliament constituency from Labour ...

Ministers have not provided evidence economic growth from expanding airports provides enough benefit to outweigh environmental harm, a report says.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced an additional £10 million in security funding to protect Muslim communities from hate crimes.